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Re: Synthetic = Dinosaur Oil

To: "Robert E. Shlafer" <pilotrob@webtv.net>
Subject: Re: Synthetic = Dinosaur Oil
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:43:26 -0400
Cc: KrkLH@cs.com, bkitterer@mac.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <20050801220226.269AED5EF@smtpout-3204.bay.webtv.net>
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Cap'n -

It sounds like the message you were relying to was interesting indeed.  
However, I don't think it made it to the list.

Help!

Chris K. (color me perplexed)

Robert E. Shlafer wrote:

>Very educational, Kirk...many thanx!
>
>I should have said "mineral" instead of "dinosaur", obviously!!
>
>When it comes to film strength and standing up to heat, nothing can beat a
>synthetic for sure. Synthetics get by on
>film strength wherein mineral oils rely
>moreso on viscosity (and those
>viscosity improver "chains" which we
>know get "torn down" over use/time).
>
>Couldn't agree more with changing oil/filter regularly (according to use) and
>thus removing contaminants from the
>crankcase, "new" oil/filter notwithstanding.
>
>Cap'n Bob
>Basic Frog





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